On the Docket for the EUT
For those that wish to attend.
Tuesday: 2/7/2017
House/Senate 10:00
1:00 PM – Update on Maine Offshore Wind Development
Jake Ward, University of Maine VP Innovation and Economic Development
Dr. Habib Dagher, Director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and
Composites Center and Principal Investigator of Aqua Ventus Project
Sign-up as an interested party can be done at https://lists.legislature.maine.gov/sympa/arc/eut-ip I believe.
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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on February 4, 2017 at 10:29pm
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I saw that on FB Alice and was hoping it got put up as a post. I was busy and could not get the source material through FB . Thanks !
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Comment by alice mckay barnett on February 4, 2017 at 7:15pm
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What are the DeepCwind Consortium and its spawn Maine Aqua Ventus (MAV) doing, now they've gotten the bucks to move forward? The windpower wannabees are once again doing their best to keep the process invisible to the public.
What we've found out :
1. The US Dept of Energy (DOE) is requiring Maine AquaVentus to prepare either an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) An EIS is better as it requires a much more thorough review than a...n Environmental Assessment.See More2. DOE is holding three public meetings on the EA or EIS. A double feature on the mainland and one on Monhegan.
* February 28, 2017 Town of St. George Office Fire dept meeting room 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Location: , 3 School Street, Tenants Harbor, Maine 04860.
March 1, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Location: Monhegan Island School, 1 Monhegan Avenue, Maine 04852.
DOE "will be seeking public comments to help define the scope of environmental impacts and issues to be addressed in the EA" [ or the EIS]. What is at risk? What will be bettered? What will change among birds, fish, marine mammals, if the floating turbines are installed in state waters two-three miles off Monhegan?
Think of it thusly: If you ask it on the record, they have to answer it on the record.
For that reason it is important to not only ask questions and get verbal answers, but also to put your thoughts and issues on paper and be sure they get them in person and by postal mail.
As the Dept of Energy puts it: "Public scoping is a key component of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and is used to provide an opportunity for the public to help define the scope of environmental impacts and issues to be addressed in depth in the EA."
Last time it took a lawsuit to get "the record" of letters, emails and other communications swirling around in the background between the Department of Conservation, and MDEP, the governor's office and the DeepCwind Consortium. It it illuminated a great deal, as did the agency's response to the questions I raised in Superior Court.
Updates as they arise but for now - mark it on your calendars:
* February 28, 2017 Town of St. George Office Fire dept meeting room 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Location: , 3 School Street, Tenants Harbor, Maine 04860.March 1, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Location: Monhegan Island School, 1 Monhegan Avenue, Maine 04852.
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/
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